STIX Phishing Indicator Example
Indicators - Phishing
"US-China" Phishing Indicator
Malicious E-mail
This is a cyber threat indicator for instances of "US-China" phishing attempts.
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@state.gov
pdf
87022
MD5
cf2b3ad32a8a4cfb05e9dfc45875bd70
Contains
Phishing
Remedy
Email Block
Redirect and quarantine new matching email
Prevent future instances of similar phishing attempts from reaching targeted recipients in order to eliminate possibility of compromise from targeted recipient falling for phishing lure.
Remedy
Web Link Block
Block malicous links on web proxies
Prevent execution/navigation to known malicious web URLs.
Remedy
Domain Traffic Block
Block traffic to/from malicous domains via firewalls and DNS servers.
Prevent any traffic (potentially containing malicious logic, data exfil, C2, etc.) to or from known malicious domains.
Response
Malicous Email Cleanup
Remove existing matching email from the mail servers
Cleanup any known malicious emails from mail servers (potentially in Inboxes, Sent folders, Deleted folders, etc.) to prevent any future exploitation from those particular emails.
Response
Phishing Target Identification
Review mail logs to identify other targeted recipients
Identify all targeted victims of a particular phishing campaign in order to enable notification and to support more strategic cyber threat intelligence activities (TTP characterization, Campaign analysis, ThreatActor attribution, etc.).
Response
Phishing Target Notification
Notify targeted recipients
Notify all targeted victims of a particular phishing campaign to ensure they are aware they have been targeted and to help them understand how to avoid falling for phishing attacks.
Response
Super Secret Proprietary Response
Carry out some sensitive action that is applicable only within the environment of the affected organization.
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High
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